Weather Report of the End
A ba de tien chi yu bao
Director John Shu has brought short, imaginative films to Rotterdam before. He made this one for the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan. They apparently allowed him to make fun of their profession. This bizarrely funny, small science-fiction film is set in 2078 as farcical space storms hammer the Earth.
Also in this combined programme
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Lonely Wolf
Camping with three friends, on your backs staring at the stars. What do you talk about? Precisely. This film is that, no more, no less.
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Granny
Beautiful, meticulous, realistic drama about an old lady who finds a Burmese refugee girl in her home. Unsentimental to the end. She knows life.
First Launch
Elegant children’s animation with admirably adult ingenuity. On her first day of school, Little Scissors is robbed by aliens and proves to be
Deleted
Subtle Facebook horror film in the classic suspense style. After his death, a man continues to post. His wife fruitlessly tries to block him.
Film details
- Country of production
- Taiwan
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2015
- Length
- 8"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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